The Billund railway line was a planned railway line of 19 km to connect the existing Danish rail network at Jelling to Billund Airport and Billund itself to cater to the Legoland resort there.
| Billund railway line | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Status | Cancelled |
| Locale | Billund, Denmark |
| Termini |
|
| Stations | 3 |
| Website | www |
| Service | |
| Type | Passenger rail |
| System | Banedanmark |
| History | |
| Opened | 2023 [1] |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 19 km (12 mi) |
| Character | single track |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Operating speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
Background
editIn 2014 planning of the line was agreed, with a projected cost of 734 million DKK.[2] The planned opening of the line was estimated to be 2020. However, in 2021, the Danish government cancelled the project.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Billundbanen: Giver fortsat usikkerhed for lokale". tvsyd.dk (in Danish). 13 March 2019.
- ^ "Billund Airport to get railway connection | The Post". cphpost.dk. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02.
- ^ "The Copenhagen Post". 9 April 2021.